determine vs level set

determine

verb
  • To set the boundaries or limits of. 

  • To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead. 

  • To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. 

  • To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to. 

  • To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide. 

  • To define or limit by adding a differentia. 

  • To bring to an end; to finish. 

  • To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating. 

level set

verb
  • To establish a baseline of mutual understanding 

noun
  • An event consisting of level setting 

  • The set of values x for which a real-valued function f(x) is equal to a given constant. 

  • A state of mutual understanding among parties 

How often have the words determine and level set occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )